Chanceux Bastille is a restaurant and specialty coffee shop in Paris’s 11th arrondissement that can be privatised for team lunches, afterworks, cocktails, launches and private dinners, for groups of up to 55 guests. Organisers can reserve a few tables, a semi-private area, the main room, the terrace or the whole restaurant, depending on group size.
Seminars and company events
The official site lists team lunches, farewell drinks, afterworks, company meals, professional cocktails, launches and presentations. The format suits short working sessions better than full-day seminars, and the page presents it as a warmer setting than a conventional meeting room. Equipment includes Wi-Fi, a paperboard and a video projector, the last two on request. Groups can also play their own music.
The venue changes pace through the day. Formats named on the site include a welcome coffee, a brunch or group lunch, a seated meal, a cocktail dinner, an afterwork and an evening with music.
The official site names three kinds of event. Private events cover birthdays, family meals, Sunday brunches and evenings with friends. Team events cover lunches, afterworks and farewell drinks. Client and partner events cover professional cocktails, launches, presentations and dinners. The team helps pick the layout according to the guests, the date, the hours and the atmosphere wanted.
Rooms and capacities
Five options are listed. A few tables can be reserved on request. The terrace takes up to 20 guests. The main room takes up to 30. A semi-private area also takes up to 30, and keeps the group inside the life of the restaurant. The whole restaurant can be privatised for up to 60 seated guests according to the venue page, while the questions section states groups of up to 55. Full privatisation also allows personalised music and dancing.
Catering
The kitchen serves author cuisine and specialty coffee. For private events, the site lists seated meals, a cocktail dinner, boards and plates to share, drinks, wines and cocktails, and a birthday cake on request. The team helps choose a formula according to the number of guests, the time of day and whether guests sit or stand.
History and setting
The restaurant is at 67 rue Saint-Sabin, in the Saint-Ambroise district, close to Bastille and the Marais. The site states that the facade is listed as a historic monument. The room is warm and lively, and the place works as a restaurant, a coffee shop and a bar in turn.
Getting there
Guests can arrive by metro at Saint-Sébastien–Froissart, Chemin Vert or Richard-Lenoir, all named on the official page.
